Oklahoma Police Background Investigations — CLEET-Compliant Services

ProFirst Training and Consulting provides outsourced pre-employment background investigations for Oklahoma law enforcement agencies, built to meet Council on Law Enforcement Education and Training (CLEET) requirements, including fingerprint clearance through the FBI and Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation (OSBI) and the extensive background investigation CLEET requires before an applicant can begin Basic Peace Officer Certification. Our investigations give command staff and HR professionals a thorough, legally defensible basis for every hiring decision — fully compliant with FCRA, ADA, and Title VII.​

Why Oklahoma Agencies Choose ProFirst Training​

CLEET requires a rigorous background investigation, dual fingerprint clearance through the FBI and OSBI, and a CLEET-approved psychological evaluation before an applicant can be commissioned and sent to a Basic Peace Officer Certification Academy. Many agencies also go beyond the state minimum, digging deeper into financial history, social media activity, and past conduct to meet their own ethical and professional standards. ProFirst Training builds every Oklahoma engagement around that full standard, so agencies get a report that's ready to support certification and hiring — not one that needs to be reconciled against CLEET requirements after the fact.

Our investigators bring decades of command-level law enforcement experience, giving Oklahoma agencies a background investigation partner who understands both the state minimum and the higher bar many departments hold candidates to.​

What's Included in a CLEET-Compliant Background Investigation

Personal History Review

• Personal history statement review and verification

• Employment, education, and military service verification

• Financial and credit history review (FCRA-compliant)

Criminal & Records Checks

• Fingerprint-based criminal history coordination (FBI/OSBI)

• Civil and regulatory records review

• Driving history and license verification

Direct Interviews

• Candidate interview

• References, neighbors, and family interviews

• Current and former employer interviews

Digital & Community Footprint

• Social media and open-source review

• Community reputation and character assessment

Final Reporting

• Detailed narrative report supporting CLEET commissioning and certification requirements

• Recommendations to support a defensible hiring decision

• Coordination support ahead of psychological evaluation and medical examination stages​

CLEET Compliance, Built In — Not Bolted On​

Oklahoma law requires a thorough background investigation and dual-agency fingerprint clearance before an applicant can be commissioned and begin CLEET certification training. Our process is structured around that standard from the outset, so the report we deliver is ready to support certification without additional rework — and holds up if a hiring decision is ever challenged administratively or in court.​

Trusted Nationally, Built for Oklahoma

ProFirst Training has secured more than $1 million in government contract work and trained over 1,000 background investigators nationwide, with agency partnerships including the Philadelphia Police Department, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, the City of Lakewood, Colorado, and Dona Ana County, New Mexico. We're bringing that same standard of thoroughness and defensibility to Oklahoma agencies, built from the ground up around CLEET's specific requirements rather than a generic national process.​

Frequently Asked Questions​

Does ProFirst Training conduct background investigations that meet CLEET requirements? Yes. Our investigations are structured around CLEET's background investigation and fingerprint clearance requirements, covering the personal history review, records checks, interviews, and reporting agencies need before commissioning an applicant.​

Do you coordinate with an agency's psychological evaluation and medical examination providers? Our background investigation supports the broader CLEET certification process, including coordination around the psychological evaluation and medical examination stages CLEET requires separately.​

Can ProFirst Training handle both traditional and lateral/reciprocity candidate investigations in Oklahoma? Yes. We conduct background investigations for traditional hires, lateral transfers, and out-of-state candidates pursuing certification through Oklahoma's CLEET reciprocity process.​

Is your process compliant with federal law in addition to CLEET standards? Yes. Every investigation is conducted in compliance with the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, in addition to CLEET requirements.​

Get in Touch With Us

Ready to bring CLEET-compliant background investigations to your Oklahoma agency? [Contact ProFirst Training] to discuss your department's hiring timeline and requirements.